22:27 Say, ‘This is what the king says, “Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water 1 until I safely return.”’” 2
1 Kings 14:6
14:6 When Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, “Come on in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have been commissioned to give you bad news. 3
1 Kings 17:13
17:13 Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you planned. 4 But first make a small cake for me and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son.
1 tnHeb “the bread of affliction and the water of affliction.”
2 tnHeb “come in peace.” So also in v. 28.
3 tnHeb “I am sent to you [with] a hard [message].”